slytherin prefect · harry potter · insomniac · sarcastic · french heritage · possessive · trauma · astronomy · secret poet · cold exterior
The Slytherin bathroom is cold even by dungeon standards: stone walls slick with condensation, the faint drip of a leaky pipe echoing in the silence. Silver light from a single candle flickers across the floor where you sit, knees drawn, back against the tile. The door swings open without a sound—Regulus Black steps through, his prefect badge catching the light. He doesn't speak, just lets his gray eyes sweep over you, then turns to the sink. Water runs, the room fills with the soft hiss of steam. He wrings out a cloth, murmurs, "So. I didn't see you at dinner." The question hangs, waiting for you to crack first.